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Friday, December 27, 2024
372 Tomato Winners (and Losers) of 2024
 In this episode, we reflect on the ups and downs of Northern California’s 2024 tomato gardening season, with Don Shor of Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis, California. We share insights on the successful...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
360 Avocado Growing Basics
Today, we are talking avocado cultivation with Greg Alder, he’s an avocado grower in Southern California, a San Diego County Master Gardener, and he’s  the director of the California Avocado Society. ...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
359 Tree Surrounds, Cardboard Mulch Pros-Cons. Winter Tomatoes
They’re known as tree rings, or tree surrounds. Basically, it’s a demilitarized zone for your trees, where the trunk and roots are safe from weed whackers and lawn mowers as well as competing plants (...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
359 Tree Surrounds, Cardboard Mulch Pros-Cons. Winter Tomatoes
They’re known as tree rings, or tree surrounds. Basically, it’s a demilitarized zone for your trees, where the trunk and roots are safe from weed whackers and lawn mowers as well as competing plants (...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
358 Fall Garden Prep. The Catalina Cherry.
Have you done the necessary work to have a thriving fall vegetable garden?  What about the soil? What have you done to give those new plants a great start? We talk with Sacramento County Master Garden...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
357 Plant Cool Season Vegetables Now. What is a Crisis Nursery?
The change in the September weather is your best opportunity for a new round of planting vegetables in your garden, the cool season crops: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, kale, onions, peas, p...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
358 Fall Garden Prep. The Catalina Cherry.
Have you done the necessary work to have a thriving fall vegetable garden?  What about the soil? What have you done to give those new plants a great start? We talk with Sacramento County Master Garden...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
357 Plant Cool Season Vegetables Now. What is a Crisis Nursery?
The change in the September weather is your best opportunity for a new round of planting vegetables in your garden, the cool season crops: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, kale, onions, peas, p...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
361 Defensible Space Landscaping Tips
We examine the wildland-urban interface and its growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas like California and other western states. We talk about the concept of hardening...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
360 Avocado Growing Basics
Today, we are talking avocado cultivation with Greg Alder, he’s an avocado grower in Southern California, a San Diego County Master Gardener, and he’s  the director of the California Avocado Society. ...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
361 Defensible Space Landscaping Tips
We examine the wildland-urban interface and its growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas like California and other western states. We talk about the concept of hardening...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
361 Defensible Space Landscaping Tips
We examine the wildland-urban interface and its growing wildfire risks for homeowners, particularly in fire-prone areas like California and other western states. We talk about the concept of hardening...

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